Mtambe Surname
Approximately 345 people bear this surname
Mtambe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 314 | 1:54,519 | 7,527 |
| Nigeria | 25 | 1:7,085,710 | 162,099 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Mtambe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtambe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mtambe is found most frequently in Malawi. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtambe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 809,613th most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,123,321 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtambe are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 92 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
Mtambe is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 314 people, or 1 in 54,519. Excluding Malawi Mtambe exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 7 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mtamber | 92 | 54 | / |
| Mthambe | 92 | 22 | / |
| Mtamba | 83 | 1,653 | / |
| Mtambi | 83 | 878 | / |
| Mtembe | 83 | 566 | / |
| Mtombe | 83 | 73 | / |
| Mtembei | 77 | 860 | / |
| Mthembe | 77 | 25 | / |
| Mtaumba | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mthombe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mthambi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mtambaa | 77 | 2 | / |
| M'Tamba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mtembie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mthamba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mthembie | 71 | 46 | / |
| Mthombei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mtomba | 67 | 230 | / |
| Mtamwa | 67 | 173 | / |
| Mtembi | 67 | 87 | / |
| Mtombi | 67 | 41 | / |
| Mtomve | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mtemby | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mthembi | 62 | 1,492 | / |
| Mthemby | 62 | 65 | / |
| Mtoumba | 62 | 2 | / |
| Mtembai | 62 | 2 | / |
| Mthombi | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mtombaa | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mtoumbi | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mthembuy | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mthembui | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mdtanveer | 53 | 3 | / |
| Hmtanweer | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mtomwa | 50 | 4 | / |
| Mtonwa | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mtonve | 50 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mtambe
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